by Virginia Earl
When we were little
We used to laugh together, smile together, cry together
We shared happy moments
We shared happy moments
We shared sad moments
We shared moments that we will never share with anyone else in our lifetime
Life went by us
We shared moments that we will never share with anyone else in our lifetime
Life went by us
Without the cares of the world
Good or bad, they were our moments
We used to tell each other secrets
They were whispers in the wind
Of moments in life
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Then one day you told me that you were leaving
The innocence of time slipped in
And took you away
Like a thief in the night
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You thought you knew it all
It is still clear in my mind
I can still hear the cries
Especially “her” silent cries
She would swallow each tear
As each day slipped by her
Each breath was a whisper
As she slipped away
Right in front of our eyes
Two were left behind
Life had to go on
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The day you left
I did not understand why
I don’t really remember why
You never really told me why
Life wasn’t perfect then
Life isn’t perfect today
Years have gone by
As moments in life
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Tears took you away
I was angry at those moments in life
That took you away from my side
But you were not the only one
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Death took her away from our side
You still have life... yet you stay away
How I wish she were here today
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You were not there to see it all
You were nowhere to be found
Until someone heard ” his” repeated pleas
To find you and bring you back by her side
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If only for one day you could have been by her side
For more than an hour or two at a time
Before death took her away
She was only human
She loved you more than life itself
As the pain took her life away day by day
You were not there to see it all
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Jasmine was one of her favorite flowers
Dressed with the scent of time
For this was one of her last scents
Cut from a fence in a house that was once built
Up on an empty lot with a sneak peak into a faraway ocean
She said the scent reminded her of home and brought her comfort
Until her last breath took her away
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And then moments in life happened again
You were my best friend until one day
Another moment in life took you away
I made mistakes, she made mistakes, he made mistakes
We all made mistakes
Good or bad, they were our moments
We used to tell each other secrets
They were whispers in the wind
Of moments in life
-----
Then one day you told me that you were leaving
The innocence of time slipped in
And took you away
Like a thief in the night
-----
You thought you knew it all
It is still clear in my mind
I can still hear the cries
Especially “her” silent cries
She would swallow each tear
As each day slipped by her
Each breath was a whisper
As she slipped away
Right in front of our eyes
Two were left behind
Life had to go on
----
The day you left
I did not understand why
I don’t really remember why
You never really told me why
Life wasn’t perfect then
Life isn’t perfect today
Years have gone by
As moments in life
-----
Tears took you away
I was angry at those moments in life
That took you away from my side
But you were not the only one
-----
Death took her away from our side
You still have life... yet you stay away
How I wish she were here today
------
You were not there to see it all
You were nowhere to be found
Until someone heard ” his” repeated pleas
To find you and bring you back by her side
-------
If only for one day you could have been by her side
For more than an hour or two at a time
Before death took her away
She was only human
She loved you more than life itself
As the pain took her life away day by day
You were not there to see it all
-------
Jasmine was one of her favorite flowers
Dressed with the scent of time
For this was one of her last scents
Cut from a fence in a house that was once built
Up on an empty lot with a sneak peak into a faraway ocean
She said the scent reminded her of home and brought her comfort
Until her last breath took her away
------
And then moments in life happened again
You were my best friend until one day
Another moment in life took you away
I made mistakes, she made mistakes, he made mistakes
We all made mistakes
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Today, I don’t know what we are
You shun me in front of other people
It’s as if I exist but I don’t exist
You have buried me alive
With what right?
This is not right
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Maybe my face reminds you of another face
Maybe I am a reminder of moments in life
That you want to forget
But I am not the author
Today, I don’t know what we are
You shun me in front of other people
It’s as if I exist but I don’t exist
You have buried me alive
With what right?
This is not right
----
Maybe my face reminds you of another face
Maybe I am a reminder of moments in life
That you want to forget
But I am not the author
Of all those moments in life
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We both made mistakes
That’s just life
I apologized and I wait patiently
You apologized
But you really have not
After more than 12 years of silence
You continue to deny me
You continue to ignore me
What right do you have?
We both made mistakes
That’s just life
I apologized and I wait patiently
You apologized
But you really have not
After more than 12 years of silence
You continue to deny me
You continue to ignore me
What right do you have?
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I don’t really know why anymore
The sweet bitter taste of these moments in life must bring you unrequited feelings
Of anger, denial, fear, resentment, selfishness
I don’t really know why anymore
The sweet bitter taste of these moments in life must bring you unrequited feelings
Of anger, denial, fear, resentment, selfishness
You are really not in my life and I am not in yours
You took it all away the day you disappeared
You took it all away the day you disappeared
We have missed years of moments in life
That we will never be able to bring back
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Years have gone by
They have passed us by
This is what you chose
While I kept knocking at your door
You denied others these moments in life
You took them away as if they were yours to take
I tried and tried but anger, denial, fear, resentment, selfishness
That we will never be able to bring back
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Years have gone by
They have passed us by
This is what you chose
While I kept knocking at your door
You denied others these moments in life
You took them away as if they were yours to take
I tried and tried but anger, denial, fear, resentment, selfishness
Have stolen your heart instead of FAITH, GRACE and HOPE
There are no more words that I can think of anymore
There are no more words that I can think of anymore
To describe it all
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I must be someone to blame it all on… for someone had to be blamed
Why?
Don’t you see that I am not God?
As years have gone by us the pain from the day you left still lingers in my heart
You were not alone, you are not alone
Two people made mistakes
Then two more made mistakes
Then four made mistakes
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I must be someone to blame it all on… for someone had to be blamed
Why?
Don’t you see that I am not God?
As years have gone by us the pain from the day you left still lingers in my heart
You were not alone, you are not alone
Two people made mistakes
Then two more made mistakes
Then four made mistakes
Then six made mistakes
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It was what it was
You did not need the pain
Neither did I
We all go through pain in life
If I could wipe all the pain in your life and everyone’s life I would
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But I am not God
I am here through his GRACE
So are you
Your life is not yours
Neither is mine
Everything happens through HIS GRACE
It was what it was
You did not need the pain
Neither did I
We all go through pain in life
If I could wipe all the pain in your life and everyone’s life I would
----
But I am not God
I am here through his GRACE
So are you
Your life is not yours
Neither is mine
Everything happens through HIS GRACE
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But what happened then
Was not through his GRACE
Life happened and DARKNESS sneaked into our lives
Through the back door
I don’t want it anymore
-----
I am sad on this day as nothing has changed
Your actions speak stronger than your words
I hear your pain
Or maybe I have not
But pain is selfish
Have you heard mine?
Have you heard it’s all around?
We are not alone
If only we could just sit down and cry it all out
For at least one day
Put it all behind today
So we can laugh together again
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So that the day HE calls us into the heavens
We will leave love, friendship, honesty, FAITH, GRACE, HOPE
To reign in the hearts of the children we leave behind
For they are not our children
They are HIS
And who are we to decide what
Reigns in their hearts?
But HIM alone
Through love, friendship, honesty, FAITH, GRACE, HOPE
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I hope this pain has not been in vain
And that maybe somehow it will help someone
Maybe a stranger, maybe a friend, maybe US
At least for one day
Before time slips by us again
For I cannot stop time
Time is cruel
For those in a duel
Time has no conscious
---
Let's not think of us
But think of HIM and what HE
Wants us to leave behind
Before time slips by us again
But what happened then
Was not through his GRACE
Life happened and DARKNESS sneaked into our lives
Through the back door
I don’t want it anymore
-----
I am sad on this day as nothing has changed
Your actions speak stronger than your words
I hear your pain
Or maybe I have not
But pain is selfish
Have you heard mine?
Have you heard it’s all around?
We are not alone
If only we could just sit down and cry it all out
For at least one day
Put it all behind today
So we can laugh together again
-----
So that the day HE calls us into the heavens
We will leave love, friendship, honesty, FAITH, GRACE, HOPE
To reign in the hearts of the children we leave behind
For they are not our children
They are HIS
And who are we to decide what
Reigns in their hearts?
But HIM alone
Through love, friendship, honesty, FAITH, GRACE, HOPE
-----
I hope this pain has not been in vain
And that maybe somehow it will help someone
Maybe a stranger, maybe a friend, maybe US
At least for one day
Before time slips by us again
For I cannot stop time
Time is cruel
For those in a duel
Time has no conscious
---
Let's not think of us
But think of HIM and what HE
Wants us to leave behind
Before time slips by us again
March 26, 2012
